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Survey: 32% UK media & gaming providers can’t guarantee ‘always on’

Despite a ferocious consumer appetite for on-demand experiences – live sport streaming, bet-in play options, online gaming – a third (32 per cent) of UK businesses in the media and gaming sectors admit they can’t guarantee an ‘always-on’ IT experience for customers. The stats were revealed in a survey of IT decision-makers by Veritas Technologies, […]

January 6, 2021

NTT, Zwift reimagine fan experience at UCI Cycling Esports World Championships

NTT, the global technology services company, is partnering with Zwift, the global online training and racing platform for athletes, to deliver data analytics to enhance the fan experience at the first ever UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. NTT will draw upon experience collaborating with the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) to bring data analytics to the […]

December 8, 2020

BBC Three orders eSports docu-series

A new documentary series from BBC Three has been commissioned to give viewers an unprecedented insight into the rise of eSports. Fight For First: EXCEL ESPORTS will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer in early 2021. Narrated by Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Peaky Blinders), this five-part series follows EXCEL ESPORTS, a multimillion […]

December 2, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Survey: 43% UK gamers interested in cloud gaming

Piplsay – a global consumer insights platform – polled more than 12,000 Brits to understand their interest and enthusiasm for the fast-growing world of cloud gaming. This survey comes at the heels of the online gaming industry seeing a huge spike in demand the UK amid the continuing lockdowns and shows that 43 per cent […]

November 26, 2020

Report: 38% of gamers have had online account hacked

Online games are becoming increasingly popular, with over 930 million players globally currently. However, with popularity comes cyber threats as a growing number of gamer accounts are lucrative targets to cybercriminals. According to the data from the Atlas VPN team, 38 per cent of gamers have been hacked at least once in the past while […]

November 25, 2020

Report: Gaming accessories market at $6bn by 2024

The gaming accessories market continues to climb, on track to achieve 21 per cent volume growth in 2020, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. “There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has made a significant positive contribution to the gaming landscape this year,” says Morris Garrard, Research Analyst at Futuresource Consulting. “Yet consumer interest was already […]

November 19, 2020

twofour54, Media Zone Authority announce new business licensing opportunities

Under a new initiative to build a gaming ecosystem in the UAE’s capital, twofour54 and Media Zone Authority (MZA) have launched a range of 57 new license categories that cater to a broad spectrum of gaming and e-sports companies and freelance creative professionals. The new licences for game developers and publishers, eSports companies, and virtual […]

November 19, 2020

Enthusiast Gaming launches channel on Samsung TVs

Enthusiast Gaming has announced the launch of BCC Gaming, its first free, ad-supported streaming channel, which is available on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free Smart TV video service, in the US. This licensing and distribution activity is the latest result of Enthusiast Gaming’s recent acquisition of Omnia Media, which extends the company from one that […]

November 13, 2020

Study: Video game industry now worth $163bn

A study from recruitment brand TechNET has highlighted changes to the global gaming sector throughout 2020. Estimates indicate that as of 2020 the video games market is now worth over

November 6, 2020

M7 distributes eSportsONE

M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider, has concluded a satellite distribution and carriage agreement with Munich-based SPORT1 for the European launch of eSportsONE.   eSportsONE is immediately be available on various M7 platforms including Canal Digitaal in the Netherlands, TV VLAANDEREN in Belgium and Skylink in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Other M7 platforms will follow shortly. […]

November 2, 2020